For humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, the World Bank will unfreeze $ 280 million 
aid to Afghanistan. This is reported by Reuters according to sources.
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According to the agency's interlocutors, in order to take such a step, the World Bank must obtain permission from 31 donors of the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund, which is also managed by the bank's structures. The defrosted funds will be transferred to the accounts of the World Food Program and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Sources also said that the unfreezing of $ 500 million of the total Afghan assets of $ 1.5 billion was initially discussed within the World Bank. Donors to the Afghanistan Reconstruction Fund will have to meet on December 3 to approve the transfer of funds to humanitarian organizations.
Reuters emphasizes that funding humanitarian assistance to the Afghan population is proving problematic due to US sanctions that could affect legal entities such as or carrying out activities in Afghanistan. At the same time, Washington assures that international organizations can help the Afghan population without threat of punishment.
Earlier in November, representatives of the European Union met with Taliban officials ( a terrorist organization banned in Russia ) in the capital of Qatar, Doha. The talks also discussed the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. EU representatives confirmed their readiness to provide assistance to the Afghan people.